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Spiny Plumeless Thistle (Carduus acanthoides)

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Credit: Vera Buhl | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0 GFDL
Credit: Vera Buhl | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0 GFDL
Credit: Vera Buhl | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0 GFDL
Credit: Vera Buhl | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0 GFDL
Credit: Vera Buhl | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0 GFDL
Credit: Vera Buhl | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0 GFDL
Credit: Vera Buhl | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0 GFDL
Credit: Vera Buhl | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0 GFDL
Credit: Vera Buhl | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-3.0 GFDL
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Carduus Acanthoides, or more commonly know as Spiny Plumeless Thistle, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Carduus. Its duration is biennial or bi-annual which means it can grow or bloom twice, in the first year and the following year. Carduus Acanthoides or Spiny Plumeless Thistle's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Carduus
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Biennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status: L48 (I) CAN (I)
State Noxious Status: AZ (PNW) CA (AW) CO (BW) MD (NW) MN (PNW) NC (CBW) NE (NW) OR (ADW Q) SD (RNPS) WA (CBW NWSPQ) WV (NW) WY (NW)
State Noxious Common Name: AZ (plumeless thistle) CA (plumeless thistle) CO (plumeless thistle) MD (plumeless thistle) MN (plumeless thistle) NC (plumeless thistle) NE (plumeless thistle) OR (plumeless thistle) SD (plumeless thistle) WA (plumeless thistle) WV (plumeless thistle) WY (plumeless thistle)
PLANTS Invasive Status: NE&GP STATE WI WSWS

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Spiny Plumeless Thistle (Carduus acanthoides)

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